Oak Advisory - Subiaco, Western Australia

Burger B.

We saw James around our mid 50’s. his advice was outstanding and it’s the best move we ever made seeking his advice. It’s only fee for service and definitely worth paying for the advice. We have both now retired on our 60 th birthday, my husband at 58. It’s been life changing for us. We have no children though but they still give very sound advice to plan for the future. Since then we have referred about a dozen or more friends to Oak .

glen L.

We went to James Harper due to the fact that his firm (Oak Advisory) is independent and only works on a fee basis.

We had arranged our affairs carefully but we wanted to perform a "reality check" around the adequacy of the rate of return on the monies in our super fund. James did a first class analysis and recommended that we move to another fund.

This move has been very successful. James' advice has achieved better downside risk management for us along with superior rates of return.

We recommend both James and Oak Advisory very highly.

Emma Y.

James is a friendly and professional advisor.
I checked out the industry thoroughly before choosing Oak Advisory and it is one of only a couple of places in Perth where you can get truly independent financial advice. James had prepared well for our initial meeting and showed that he understood the spirit and intent of our financial goals.
He was enthusiastic about helping us set up for the future, and his agreement with the financial principles I had set in place before our meeting was further evidence to me of his independence and that his priority was our best interests.
The further proof is the statement of advice we received which was as ambitious as we wanted, but also prudent and sensible, solidly underpinned by debt reduction and tax optimisation as a base.
Highly recommended.

Robert H.

Thank you to James and his team for looking after our accumulated assets. You have steered us through the turbulent COVID/Post COVID times and your guidance and advice has allowed us to achieve our dream lifestyle slow travelling around SE Asia retired at 55 and 54 and still receiving a substantial passive income. If anyone is looking for sound, tailored whole of finance advice at an extremely reasonable rate, then look no further than James at Oak Advisory. I am more than happy to back this up via personal correspondence, Look me up via Robert Herbert (Perth) on Facebook and send me a message.

Peter G.

Can not recommend this service more.

I was previously insured through a non-independent financial consultant who took tailing commissions. I was aware of this, but not aware of how much extra expense this represented.

James at Oak Advisory was recommended to me by a friend. He was able to provide me with IDENTICAL insurance from the SAME provider for less than half the price! With these savings, James' once off commission was recovered in less than 4 months!

In addition, the service was easy, fast and professional. Even the thought of reviewing my insurance brought up feelings of dread, but James made the process a pleasure.

I actively recommend speaking with Oak to any friends and colleagues who are interested.

Tara K.

We approached James based on previous online reviews & also based on fee for service not trailing commissions. Our financial affairs were attended to by James with a professional approach & attention to detail that gave us a clear picture of where we were & needed to be. We cannot recommend James highly enough & will only use his services in the future. The cost was value for money & to date he is the best financial planner we have engaged. From our first meeting James made us feel comfortable and we put this down to his warm & personable approach & from our perspective this was a clincher. We recommend him highly.

Kathi H.

I was referred to James when I decided it was time I got a better handle on my finances and plan for the future.
James explained every assessment and recommendation in a way that I could understand. All the while, James never pried into or was critical of my spending habits. The focus was always how much I could afford to put away, where I could save on my mortgage, superannuation fees, insurances and better invest.
Very happy with the service from James and the team at Oak Advisory.

Ingrid B.

We are at that age when working on our retirement plan is of high importance. We would highly recommend James Harper at Oak Advisory for his professional and complete independent financial advice. James listened to our needs ..We were welcomed in a warm and friendly manner.